The Rainmaker (1997)
They were totally unqualified to try the case of a lifetime... but every underdog has his day.
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The Rainmaker rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb7.2/10· 90K votes
Rotten Tomatoes82%
Metacritic72%
TMDb7.023/10· 1K votesWith 82% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.2/10 on IMDb and 72/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been positive.
About The Rainmaker
Fresh out of law school and desperate for work, idealistic rookie Rudy Baylor takes on a powerful insurance company accused of denying a dying boy’s claim. Teaming up with a scrappy, unlicensed paralegal, he finds himself in a David-versus-Goliath courtroom battle that tests his ethics, courage, and belief in justice.
Cast of The Rainmaker
Matt Damon
as Rudy Baylor
Claire Danes
as Kelly Riker
Danny DeVito
as Deck Shifflet
Jon Voight
as Leo F. Drummond
Mary Kay Place
as Dot Black
Dean Stockwell
as Judge Harvey Hale
Mickey Rourke
as Bruiser Stone
Danny Glover
as Richter Tyrone Kipler
Virginia Madsen
as Jackie Lemancyzk
Randy Travis
as Billy Porter
Roy Scheider
as Wilfred Keeley
Red West
as Buddy Black
The Rainmaker facts
- Budget
- $40M
- Box office
- $45.9M
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Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Courtroom drama tackles corporate corruption with righteous indignation
- •Underdog narrative delivers satisfying emotional payoff
- •Character growth arc proves inspirational and earnest
What the audience disliked
- •Plotting occasionally relies on convenient legal maneuvering
- •Pacing drags during lengthy procedural expository sequences
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